We have officially reached the very beginning of the legitimate draft season. The college football season is down to only bowl games. The NFL is wrapping up the regular season and teams like the Arizona Cardinals have been eliminated from contention.

As such, ESPN’s Todd McShay released his first mock draft for the 2019 class. In his mock, the Cardinals have the No. 1 overall pick.

He has them taking a top pass rusher, Nick Bosa, out of Ohio State.

The Cards have a lot of needs, but getting the best player in the draft to line up opposite Chandler Jones would be a big step in the right direction. Bosa fits well with Arizona’s 4-3 scheme with his power and length, and Markus Golden hits free agency after the season.

With the first overall pick, it would be very tempting to trade down and acquire multiple picks. That might be a good option, depending on how far they have to go down in the draft. However, there is no denying how much of an impact a player like Bosa could have. The Cardinals need defensive ends, as only Chandler Jones is under contract for next year, and just imagine the pass-rushing duo off the edge of Jones and Bosa. They would terrorize quarterbacks, which is needed more and more in a pass-happy league.

And if Steve Wilks ends up being retained as coach, he would be the coach to know how to utilize him.